Connor Matthes, Author at Spartan Newsroom: Recent Episodes
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“I think people should be more conscience and more sensitive to the fact that all people aren’t just black because they have dark skin,” said Kenny Lacy, an African-American student athlete at the University of California – Los Angeles. “ People need to learn that race is more than just colors.” Over the years, […]
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President Trump called for the media to stop their use of anonymous sources during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference this year. “They shouldn’t be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody’s name,” Trump said. “Let them (the source) say it to my face.” Journalists and professors at Michigan State said anonymous sources are […]
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The Lansing City Council voted to table a resolution that would reaffirm Lansing’s status as welcoming city to immigrants and refugees on Feb.13. The resolution was scrapped not because the council didn’t want to pass legislation, but largely due to public demand for more protection under the proposition. See below for the full proposal. The […]
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Hear Thaisin Sardar of the Islamic Center of East Lansing and Lansing City Councilwoman Kathie Dunbar talk about how attempts to ban travel into the United States from seven predoninantly Muslim countries have affected people here.
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